Friendly League

Estadio Setubal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elói Ribeiro started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Hélder Cruz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Celso Damásio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Rafael Assunção ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel do Valle was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Vitório Linhares succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Elói Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Damásio having to interfere. Ezequiel do Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Cruz in the 25th minute of play forced Palestina's goalkeeper Ezequiel do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Elói Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celso Damásio was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the game, Samuel Cerqueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lenhadores do Mato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palestina the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lenhadores do Mato's Samuel Cerqueira got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Palestina getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Claudinho Cruz hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Lenhadores do Mato's Rafael Assunção broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Ezequiel do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Guterres in the 39th minute of play. Rafael Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 46 played minutes, Palestina's Kiko Carvalho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Celso Damásio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palestina reached it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hélder Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Elói Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lenhadores do Mato's goalkeeper Celso Damásio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Cristiano Guterres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel do Valle. Palestina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Guterres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 71 minutes into the match, Palestina's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Assunção came free, but Ezequiel do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hélder Cruz hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Palestina's Elói Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elói Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Palestina's Celso Damásio threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elói Ribeiro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 80 minutes into the match, Lenhadores do Mato's Hélder Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel do Valle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th match minute, Palestina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víktor Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Cristiano Guterres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel do Valle was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lenhadores do Mato had won after a very even match.